Re: Ungodly packet loss rates

[Robert Laughlin <robert () portal dx net>]

I agree the Internet performs poorly between a lot of sites.  There is 
much we can do to make it work better.  My prediction is it is more 
likely to get worse than better in the near term.....:(  My current "pet 
peeve" is that peering is more political than technical these days.

There are customers that will pay more for better service, but it's a 
much more difficult sale.  Limiting growth is very difficult, probably 
impossible.  Many ISPs have VC or public money invested now, so the 
pressure to increase sales is pretty irresistible.

Best Regards,
Robert Laughlin

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On Mon, 21 Oct 1996 jbash () velvet com wrote:
> I'm amazed at the attitude I'm getting from this list. You are,
> collectively, in the business of running a large network. I am a
> paying user of that network. The network is not delivering appropriate
> performance, as measured most importantly by the time I and others
> spend waiting around for characters to echo, Web pages to display, and
> whatnot. This time is long far more often than it's historically
> been, and far more often than a reasonable person might expect.
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